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Data received September 2022 • Hire dates not provided.

Full-time employees

4,519

Number of departments

54

Median pay

$59,784

Average pay

$62,030

St. Louis city

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Police Department 1,467 $70,465 $69,332 Not provided $187,804
Fire Department 767 $74,502 $74,151 Not provided $153,158
Airport Authority 318 $57,334 $62,314 Not provided $240,006
Water Division 234 $58,876 $61,481 Not provided $130,203
Adult Services - Justice Center 211 $46,390 $48,680 Not provided $99,851
Public Safety Department 170 $49,576 $52,502 Not provided $122,781
Parks Division 107 $38,632 $44,245 Not provided $112,490
Refuse Division 99 $48,323 $50,598 Not provided $133,366
Street Division 96 $42,113 $46,958 Not provided $106,892
Forestry Division 93 $38,438 $40,672 Not provided $89,532
B.P.S. - Equipment Services 77 $58,505 $57,551 Not provided $130,430
Comptrollers Office 64 $55,229 $56,773 Not provided $125,106
Streets Department - Traffic Division 64 $48,348 $50,736 Not provided $117,332
City Counselor 62 $60,176 $64,609 Not provided $164,808
B.P.S. - Facilities Management 58 $40,012 $50,038 Not provided $137,306
Assessors Office 55 $41,788 $47,763 Not provided $126,334
Human Services 43 $44,546 $47,849 Not provided $108,626
City Marshals Office 39 $38,603 $40,661 Not provided $78,531
Information Technology Service 39 $59,256 $66,390 Not provided $134,139
Personnel Department 38 $47,608 $50,642 Not provided $97,253
Board of Public Service 37 $57,269 $64,674 Not provided $196,225
Neighborhood Stabilization/CSB 32 $47,801 $44,849 Not provided $64,994
Recreation Division 31 $33,120 $35,897 Not provided $116,105
Health - Communicable Disease 30 $47,017 $48,010 Not provided $91,285
City Courts 26 $35,907 $45,749 Not provided $91,338
Community Development Administration 26 $52,615 $55,782 Not provided $106,932
Streets Department 22 $40,059 $42,450 Not provided $71,713
Health Director's Office 21 $54,741 $56,213 Not provided $96,095
Auto Towing and Storage 18 $49,731 $56,848 Not provided $122,095
Health Environment 18 $44,620 $47,956 Not provided $77,198
Mayor's Office 17 $58,760 $71,142 Not provided $163,331
Health - Family/Comm/School 14 $44,734 $48,613 Not provided $85,336
Parks Recreation and Forestry 14 $33,326 $41,443 Not provided $138,415
Planning and Urban Design 14 $53,934 $61,632 Not provided $138,138
Public Util.- Communications 13 $46,211 $47,855 Not provided $87,035
S.L.A.T.E. 10 $51,225 $50,227 Not provided $72,949
Multigraph Section 9 $42,803 $44,864 Not provided $60,920
Comptroller - Muni Garage 7 $32,494 $34,916 Not provided $45,058
Supply Commissioner 7 $48,266 $47,435 Not provided $77,100
Comptroller - Records 6 $34,217 $34,759 Not provided $43,249
Mail Services 6 $32,498 $30,861 Not provided $32,656
Public Safety Department Director 6 $58,502 $65,512 Not provided $133,570
Operation Brightside 5 $42,766 $41,262 Not provided $72,800
Budget Division 4 $67,192 $77,769 Not provided $130,958
Excise Commissioner 4 $65,963 $66,871 Not provided $93,284
Affordable Housing 3 $80,402 $72,431 Not provided $102,128
City Emergency Management Agency 3 $65,452 $62,800 Not provided $83,002
Civil Rights 3 $48,756 $53,292 Not provided $65,142
Health - Animal Regulation 3 $36,117 $34,726 Not provided $38,334
Register 3 $38,890 $38,064 Not provided $39,713
Civilian Oversight Board 2 $67,539 $67,539 Not provided $88,560
Soldiers Memorial Building 2 $46,518 $46,518 Not provided $60,107
B.P.S. - Special Events 1 $85,004 $85,004 Not provided $85,004
Health Commissioner's Office 1 $167,007 $167,007 Not provided $167,007

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or pay salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.